Stability phase diagram of active Brownian particles
Pin Nie, Joyjit Chattoraj, Antonio Piscitelli, Patrick Doyle, Ran Ni, Massimo Pica Ciamarra
Abstract
This work shows that self-propulsion, besides inducing the motility-induced phase separation of active particles, it also opposes it. The authors quantitatively predict the spinodal line of active Brownian particles by encoding this novel role of self-propulsion in a kinetic model.
Topics & Concepts
SpinodalPhase diagramBrownian motionWork (physics)Kinetic energyStability (learning theory)Spinodal decompositionPhase (matter)PhysicsThermodynamicsBrownian dynamicsLine (geometry)Statistical physicsMaterials scienceDiagramParticle (ecology)ChemistryMicro and Nano RoboticsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligencePickering emulsions and particle stabilization